Yes, A website mylife.com you can make a free profile. This enables people to search for you or you search for somebody. It provides information like Name, City, And age.
Soldering stations in the Washington area can be found on the Electronics Forum, AMB Laboratories, and the Ars Technica Open Forum. Radioshack also offers soldering stations and soldering supplies.
There is really no real way to find the one. However, when that special person enters your life, you'll know. Just be patient because if you rush it, or seek for a relationship, you may end up with...